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creativeactionins

Jan 28
2 min

Returning to School in East Africa

In developing countries, schools can serve a far bigger role beyond being institutions of learning.

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Fresh from the Field: Using Poetry to raise awareness during a pandemic

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Jan 28
2 min

Fresh from the Field: Using Poetry to raise awareness during a pandemic

Participants in our Creative Foundation course composed poetry to raise awareness about the lack of environmental education.

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Meet the Newest Member of the CAI Team - Doris Kamathi!

creativeactionins

Dec 21, 2020
2 min

Meet the Newest Member of the CAI Team - Doris Kamathi!

We (virtually) sat down with Doris Kamathi, who is joining us as Regional Program Manager for our work in East Africa, to get to know her...

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Individual and collective courage in creativity; reflections on my time with CAI

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Oct 17, 2020
6 min

Individual and collective courage in creativity; reflections on my time with CAI

By Veronica Thamaini My first interaction with Creative Action Institute was at their 2nd East Africa Girls Leadership Summit and Mentors...

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Fresh from the Field: New Possibilities Begin

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Sep 16, 2020
2 min

Fresh from the Field: New Possibilities Begin

We’re excited to see the changes that these environmental leaders catalyze in the towns and villages where they live and work.

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Stories of Resilience: Finding Strength in Safety Circles

creativeactionins

Sep 16, 2020
1 min

Stories of Resilience: Finding Strength in Safety Circles

All four of her older sisters dropped out of school due to marriage and pregnancy, but Sabine had been determined to take a different path.

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creativeactionins

Aug 7, 2020
1 min

#FridayFeeling: Creative Action Institute mentioned in Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates Op-Ed!

Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates posted an op-ed on CNN - and mentioned Creative Action Institute!

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#FreshfromtheField: Racheal catalyzes change in Uganda

creativeactionins

Aug 5, 2020
2 min

#FreshfromtheField: Racheal catalyzes change in Uganda

Racheal has been inspired by Aunty Nala's texts to take action in her community

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creativeactionins

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

Guest Article: The Effects of COVID-19 on Women and Girls with Disabilities

The pandemic has presented a range of challenges to the disability community across the world.

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Fresh from the Field: Growing Leadership Skills Through Art and Creativity

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Jul 24, 2020
2 min

Fresh from the Field: Growing Leadership Skills Through Art and Creativity

Did you know that art and creativity can be used to develop leadership skills?

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SCAMPERing with the Creative Collaboration Cohort

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Jul 23, 2020
2 min

SCAMPERing with the Creative Collaboration Cohort

In Week 5 of our Creative Collaboration course, the participants analyzed environmental and social problems by using the SCAMPER method

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#FreshfromtheField: Appreciative Inquiry in Peru

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Jul 2, 2020
2 min

#FreshfromtheField: Appreciative Inquiry in Peru

In our Creative Collaboration course, participants generated a positive vision of their present and future

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Creative Collaboration Workshop - New Platform, Same Course

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Jun 24, 2020
2 min

Creative Collaboration Workshop - New Platform, Same Course

We sat down with Isabel Carrió, Creative Action Institute's Field Project Manager in Latin America, to learn more about our adapted program.

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creativeactionins

Jun 18, 2020
1 min

New and Adapted Programming

Here are some ways we've innovated and reinvented our programming during COVID-19.

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creativeactionins

Jun 8, 2020
3 min

Resilience During COVID-19

Fulfillment of girls’ and women’s rights globally has not yet been achieved, and COVID-19 is putting these rights further in danger.

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Menstrual Health in East Africa: A Panel with Three EAGLS Mentors

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May 27, 2020
1 min

Menstrual Health in East Africa: A Panel with Three EAGLS Mentors

Learn about barriers to menstrual health and the affects they have on girls' education and equality in East Africa.

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Using Theater to Promote Reforestation in Ghana

creativeactionins

Apr 24, 2020
1 min

Using Theater to Promote Reforestation in Ghana

Ghana loses approximately 65,000 hectares of forest (think just a little smaller than New York City and little bigger than Chicago) each ...

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Creative Advocacy to Support Ban on Single-Use Plastics and Styrofoam in Belize

creativeactionins

Apr 22, 2020
1 min

Creative Advocacy to Support Ban on Single-Use Plastics and Styrofoam in Belize

Longtime partners came together for a clinic focused on reducing single-use plastics in Belize.

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Top 5 Tips for Working from Home
and Productive Virtual Meetings

creativeactionins

Mar 25, 2020
3 min

Top 5 Tips for Working from Home and Productive Virtual Meetings

Our global community has entered a very different reality than just a few weeks ago.

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creativeactionins

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

An Update on COVID-19

Dear Creative Action Community, As we find ourselves in this alternate universe, grappling with the health and safety concerns presented...

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